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Genesis 41:48-50
New English Translation
Genesis 41:48-50
New English Translation
48 Joseph[a] collected all the excess food[b] in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities.[c] In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it. 49 Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea,[d] until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.
50 Two sons were born to Joseph before the famine came.[e] Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother.[f]
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- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “all the food.”
- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and placed food in the cities.”
- Genesis 41:49 tn Heb “and Joseph gathered grain like the sand of the sea, multiplying much.” To emphasize the vast amount of grain he stored up, the Hebrew text modifies the verb “gathered” with an infinitive absolute and an adverb.
- Genesis 41:50 tn Heb “before the year of the famine came.”
- Genesis 41:50 tn Heb “gave birth for him.”
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